The problem of overpaid public workers bleeds into state and local government budgets. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that: “Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $28.10 per hour worked in March 2011. Total employer compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $40.54 per hour worked in March 2011.”
State and Local Employees
Massachusetts
State: 126,900
Local: 268,700
Total: 395,600
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